English Explanatory Dictionary

mitraillade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Mass execution by cannon shot or (later) machine-gun, especially during the French Revolution.

Word forms

mitraillade mitraillades

Etymology

Borrowed from French mitraillade.

Related words

mitraille mitrailleur mitrailleuse
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